CVE-2026-113723: virtualenv: Bash prompt values can change meaning under older compatibility modes
Caller-supplied prompt text can become executable syntax in the bash activation prompt. An attacker must influence the value passed to virtualenv, and a user must subsequently activate the environment and draw the prompt.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6w3r-xr62-4xcp
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/5f48d711731311428aebfae61d46957762155b22
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3418
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advisories/GHSA-6w3r-xr62-4xcp
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113723
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